Anna Kelly works in an Indianapolis, Indiana, school where about 85% of the students are on free or reduced-lunch. “Our kids come to school each day because it is a safe haven to provide for their basic needs as well as learn,” says Anna. She wanted to get...
Community engagement and sharing with others are at the heart of the Little Free Library movement. In just a few days, the spirit of sharing in Little Free Libraries has shifted to accommodate different and increased needs in communities all over the world. By now you...
Take a stroll down Kirk Avenue in San Jose, California, and you’ll discover a reader’s delight: a waystation of sorts with a comfortable bench, street lamp, and no fewer than four Little Free Library book-sharing boxes, festively adorned with a sign...
“Earlier this year, I visited Washington DC, and stumbled upon these cute little houses filled with books. Some streets even had several of them. I liked the idea right away, and thought it would be a great addition to my neighborhood of Ocean Hill, in Brooklyn,...
“There are not many books in this vast rural area of South Africa and no bookshops at all. The average literacy level is very low. The majority of people living here have not completed their school education. The area has one of the largest economic inequalities...
When Lori Savage Grayson first saw a photo of a Little Free Library book box in 2014, she knew she wanted to start one. As the Founder and Director of Children’s Communication Center in Tallahassee, Florida, Lori knew the big benefits of exposing children to...
With a new year upon us, many folks are taking a moment to note what they’re grateful for and the positive changes they’d like to work toward in the months to come. One simple gesture of gratitude has been a staple for centuries across the world: the thank...
When Hindi Krinsky, a mother of five and teacher, died suddenly at the age of 32, three registered Little Free Library book-sharing boxes were created in her honor. Then something unexpected happened: Hindi inspired more than 40,000 books to be shared with children...
When Deborah Miller found an abandoned four-room dollhouse on the curb, she knew this was her chance to have a Little Free Library book box. She brought it home to her husband, a carpenter, and asked if he could turn it into a Little Free Library. The night before...
“We were blown away by the positive response. We believe that a citywide network of Little Free Library [book boxes] can help to create positive interactions and engagement across all our diverse neighborhoods and can help break down barriers between...
This post is part of our Little Free Library moments series! This series highlights touching moments that are created by stewards and their Little Free Libraries. Little Free Library #75078 in Westborough, Massachusetts, set out school supplies and fresh books to...
The public library in Ojai Valley, California, and the Ojai Valley Library Friends & Foundation (OVLFF) came up with an ingenious way to get kids excited about books and encourage them to read more. They encouraged kids to visit at least 10 of the Little Free...
On a sunny day at the end of May, more than sixty students, city staff and administrators met in Flamingo Park in Sunrise, Florida. They gathered there for the Grand Opening Celebration of five new Little Free Library book-sharing boxes around the city. The group...
This post is part of our Little Free Library moments series! This series highlights touching moments that are created by stewards and their Little Free Libraries. Xavier built “Operation Imagination” (Library #86384) so he could do something positive and give back to...
When Sophie shared an adorable video of her dad delightedly counting the number of books that had been taken from his Little Free Library book-sharing box, she probably didn’t expect it to go viral. But since she posted the video to Twitter a few days ago,...
Five gorgeous Little Free Library book-sharing boxes have popped up in public parks around New Rochelle, New York. The goal of these Libraries is not only to promote reading and build a sense of community, but also to showcase unique public art. The project started...
This post is part of our Little Free Library moments series! This series highlights touching moments that are created by stewards and their Little Free Libraries. Leslie Hiller, the steward of Library #80140, knows a patron of her Library that takes books and reads...
Victoria Kibler has a very busy Little Free Library, and it’s not because she’s in a great location. Her Library (charter #8252) is on a quiet cul-de-sac in a neighborhood without sidewalks in Claremont, California. Yet, she estimates that about 50 books...
This post is part of our Little Free Library moments series! This series highlights touching moments that are created by stewards and their Little Free Libraries. Author Dan Szczesny took his daughter on a Little Free Library crawl where they visited and shared books...
Five-year-old Logan Brinson loves to read. So when the preschooler and his parents moved to Alpha, Illinois—population 700—and discovered the town didn’t have a public library, they decided to bring books to their neighborhood another way. Logan and his family...
This post is part of our Little Free Library moments series! This series highlights touching moments that are created by stewards and their Little Free Libraries. Impact Library recipient Tamesha Derkach (Library #74700) from North Nashville, TN recently wrote to us...
The first year of being a Little Free Library volunteer steward is a constant learning experience. How many people will naturally visit your Library? What kind of books are most popular? Will any of the same books be returned? Will people leave notes in a guest book...
This post is part of Little Free Library’s steward spotlight series! Being a Little Free Library steward can yield some surprising insights. On her Little Free Library’s first anniversary, steward Tara Choate reflected on what she’d learned over the...
At Little Free Library we work hard to build community, inspire a love of reading, and spark creativity in neighborhoods all around the world. Achieving this would be impossible if it weren’t for amazing Little Free Library stewards who are committed to making a...
This blog is for Little Free Library Stewards and fans. This is where you can come to share ideas, get advice and be inspired by Little Free Library experts posting on a broad range of literary topics.
